1. Charting the Territory: The Small College Dean (Sarah B. Westfall)
Why study the small college dean? This chapter provides the answers.

2. The Student Affairs Portfolio in Small Colleges (Debbie E. Heida)
This chapter describes many of the typical functional responsibilities of the small college dean, including four organizational models for small college divisions of student affairs.

3. Student Affairs Staffing in the Small College (Douglas A. Oblander)
This chapter describes the realities of recruiting, retaining, and working in a small college student affairs division, with perspectives on the experiences of early-, mid-, and senior-level practitioners.

4. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students: Is It Possible to Do It All? (Janet Heeter Bass)
The difference between the vice president’s role and the dean of students’ role in the small college is explored in this chapter.

5. Partners in a Community of Learners: Student and Academic Affairs at Small Colleges (Bruce W. Colwell)
This chapter provides a comprehensive look at the historical, structural, and political factors affecting this essential partnership, and highlights some models of effective collaboration.

6. The Future of the Small College Dean: Challenges and Opportunities (William J. Flanagan)
This chapter provides a careful consideration of the future of and for the small college dean, including issues that are likely to be central to deans in the future.

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